Networks and Geographies of Global Social Policy Diffusion : Culture, Economy, and Colonial Legacies / edited by Michael Windzio, Ivo Mossig, Fabian Besche-Truthe, Helen Seitzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Windzio, Michael.

Contributor:

Mossig, Ivo.

Besche-Truthe, Fabian.

Seitzer, Helen.

Series:

Global Dynamics of Social Policy, 2661-8680

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy.

Welfare state.

Comparative government.

Global Social Policy.

Welfare.

Comparative Public Policy.

Local Subjects:

Global Social Policy.

Welfare.

Comparative Public Policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This open access book analyses the global diffusion of social policy as a process driven by multiplex ties between countries in global social networks. The contributions analyze links between countries via global trade, colonial history, similarity in culture, and spatial proximity. Networks are viewed as the structural backbone of the diffusion process, and diffusion is anlaysed via several subfields of social policy, in order to interrogate which network dimensions drive this process. The focus is on a global perspective of social policy diffusion via networks, and is the first book to explicitly follow this macro-quantitative perspective on diffusion at a global scale whilst also comparing different networks. The collection tests the network structures in terms of their relevance to the diffusion process in different subfields of social policy such as old age and survivor pensions, labor and labor markets, health and long-term care, educationand training, and family and gender policy. The book will therefore be invaluable to students and researchers of global social policy, sociology, political science, international relations, organization theory and economics.

Contents:

Networks of Global Social Policy Diffusion: The Effects of Culture, Economy, Colonial legacies, and Geographic Proximity

The Global Diffusion of Work-Injury Insurance: The Role of Spatial Networks and Nation Building

Networks of Global Policy Diffusion. The Introduction of Compulsory Education

The Global Diffusion of Adult Basic Education

The Emergence of Healthcare Systems

Introduction of Long-Term Care Systems: The Nascent Diffusion of an Emergent Field of Social Policy

Origins of Family Policy: Prerequisites or Diffusion

From Geneva to the World? Global Network Diffusion of Anti-Discrimination Legislation in Employment and Occupation: The ILO’s C111

The Diffusion of Workplace Anti-discrimination Regulations for the LGBTQ+ Community

Critical Summary and Concluding Remarks. .

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9783030834036

3030834034